Big Ten announces TV times for basketball season

The Big Ten today released the TV times for this season's basketball schedule.

Here are the Gophers' times:

*bold denotes a home game

Nov. 1 Mankato State (exh) -- 7 p.m.

Nov. 5 Southwest Babtist (exh) -- 7 p.m.

Nov. 9 American -- 7 p.m.

Nov. 12 Toledo -- 7 p.m.

Nov. 15 Tennessee State -- 7 p.m.

Nov. 18 Richmond -- 6 p.m.

Nov. 22 Duke (Battle 4 Atlantis) -- 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 23 TBD (Batlle 4 Atlantis) -- TBD

Nov. 24 TBD (Battle 4 Atlantis) -- TBD

Nov. 27 Florida State -- 6:15 p.m.

Dec. 1 North Florida -- 1:00 p.m.

Dec. 4 South Dakota State -- 7 p.m.

Dec. 8 USC -- 9:30

Dec. 11 North Dakota State -- 8 p.m.

Dec. 22 Layfayette -- 6 p.m.

Dec. 31 Michigan State -- 1 p.m.

Jan. 6 Northwestern -- TBD

Jan. 9 Illinois -- 8 p.m.

Jan. 12 Indiana -- 11 a.m.

Jan. 17 Michigan -- 6 p.m.

Jan. 23 Northwestern -- 8 p.m.

Jan. 26 Wisconsin -- 1 p.m.

Jan. 29 Nebraska -- 8 p.m.

Feb. 3 Iowa -- noon

Feb. 6 Michigan State -- 6 p.m.

Feb. 10 Illinois -- 5 p.m.

Feb. 14 Wisconsin -- 6 p.m.

Feb. 17 Iowa -- 1 p.m.

Feb. 20 Ohio State -- 6 p.m.

Feb. 26 Indiana -- 6 p.m.

March 2 or 2 Penn State -- TBD

March 6 Nebraska -- 8 p.m.

March 9 Purdue -- 11 a.m.

Marcus Fuller joined the Star Tribune in 2016 after 11 years covering Gophers sports – and just about every other team and league in town -- for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Before making the Twin Cities his home, Marcus spent two years in The Kansas City Star sports department. Marcus grew up in Hawaii and is a 2002 graduate of San Jose State. Follow Fuller on Twitter @Marcus_R_Fuller.